Taakulo

By Maal Microfinance

How it works

A perpetual social capital pool, structured according to Sharia.

Conventional crowdfunding asks you to give. Taakulo asks you to lend — interest-free — and watch your capital serve family after family. Here is how, in detail.

Angel Donor

You

Qard Hasan

Maal

Wakalah agent

Murabaha + markup

Beneficiary

Asset purchase

  1. 01

    You deposit Qard Hasan

    You transfer funds into a segregated Donor Wallet at Maal Microfinance. This is a Qard Hasan — a benevolent, interest-free loan. The funds remain yours; Maal is custodian.

  2. 02

    Maal acts under Wakalah

    Under a documented Wakalah mandate, Maal vets the beneficiary, conducts a site visit, secures a guarantor, and identifies suppliers for the asset purchase.

  3. 03

    Maal purchases the asset

    Crucially, Maal takes ownership of the asset before any sale. This is what makes Murabaha distinct from conventional lending — there is a real underlying transaction.

  4. 04

    Murabaha sale to beneficiary

    Maal sells the asset to the beneficiary at cost plus a fixed, per-case markup (disclosed up-front on every case), payable in installments over the agreed tenor. The price is fixed; there is no interest accrual.

  5. 05

    Beneficiary repays

    Each installment is collected by Maal. Principal corresponding to your share is returned to your Donor Wallet; the markup is retained by Maal as Sharia-permissible profit on the asset sale.

  6. 06

    You re-lend or withdraw

    When principal returns, you choose: re-lend to a new beneficiary or withdraw the funds. This recycling is what creates the perpetual social capital pool.